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New records and range extensions of shrimps (: Penaeoidea, Caridea) from the Pacific and Caribbean coasts of Costa Rica, Central America

Received 21-V-2002. Accepted 20-VI-2002.

Abstract: This is the first record of a total of 22 species of 15 to 28 species for the Caribbean. Moreover, penaeoid and caridean shrimps from Costa Rican waters: the species number of penaeoid shrimps inhab- 16 were collected from the Caribbean coast, and six from iting waters of the Caribbean coast of Costa the Pacific. Including the new records, a total of 142 shrimp species (Penaeoidea: 35; Caridea: 107) has been Rica increases from 6 to 9 species. In summa- reported so far from Costa Rica waters. ry, a total of 142 shrimp species (Penaeoidea: 35; Caridea: 107) has been reported so far from Keywords: caridean shrimp, biodiversity, intertidal, Costa Rica waters. This is a contribution of the Costa Rica. Museo de Zoología, Universidad de Costa Rica. Financial support was provided by the Information on the taxonomic composition Vicerrectoría de Investigación, Universidad de of shrimps occurring on the coasts of Central Costa Rica (project N¼ 808-A2-140), and we America and adjacent waters has been provid- are grateful for the collaboration of CIMAR ed by several authors (e.g., Caribbean: Chace and Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa 1972, Williams 1984, Pacific: Wickstens 1983, Rica. We greatly appreciate the ongoing sup- Wicksten and Hendrickx 1992, Hendrickx port provided by Dr. Richard Heard (The 1995, 1996, Hendrickx and Estrade-Navarrete University of Southern Mississippi, College of 1996), and Vargas and Cortés (1999a, b) Marine Sciences). reported on shrimps inhabiting waters of the Abbreviations: Cat UCR: catalog number Pacific and Caribbean coasts of Costa Rica. of the Museo de Zoología, Escuela de Their results clearly indicate that species num- Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica; coll.: bers of penaeoid and caridean shrimps so far collector(s); juv.: juvenile; ovig.: ovigerous. reported for the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica represent only a fraction of the species men- tioned by Chace (1972) for the Caribbean. The information presented herein is based Penaeoidea upon the revision of the collections deposited Family Sicyonidae in the Museo de Zoología, Escuela de parri (Burkenroad 1934) Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, as well as on the results of recent sampling efforts car- Previous records: Beaufort, North ried out along both coasts aimed at increasing Carolina; through Gulf of México and West our knowledge of the biodiversity of the deca- Indies to Bahia, Brazil (Williams 1984). pod fauna in Costa Rica. New record: 1 female, Puerto Vargas Here we report for the first time the pres- (09º44’16’’ N, 82º48’45’’ W), Parque ence of a total of 22 species of penaeoid and Nacional Cahuita, Limón, Caribbean coast of caridean shrimps from Costa Rican waters, 16 Costa Rica; 15 February 2002, 0.5 -1.5 m; 20 collected from the Caribbean coast, and six m from shore over Thalassia sp.; collected from the Pacific. Based upon Vargas and with push net; coll.: I.S. Wehrtmann; Cat UCR Cortés (1999a, b) and our present results, 2368-08. species numbers of caridean shrimps increase Habitat: sand and calcareous algae; shal- from 73 to 79 species for the Pacific and from low litoral to 83 m (Williams 1984). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TROPICAL BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION 269

Family Habitat: often found on firm sandbars Metapenaeopsis martinella just offshore in waters 1-3 m deep (Williams Pérez-Farfante 1971 1984).

Previous records: Cuba to Estado de Pernambuco, Brazil; western Caribbean Family Gnathophyllidae (Chace 1972). Gnathophyllum americanum New record: 6 males, 1 female, Puerto Guérin-Méneville 1855 Vargas (09º44’16’’ N, 82º48’45’’ W), Parque Nacional Cahuita, Limón, Caribbean coast of Previous records: Bermudas, southern Costa Rica; 15 February 2002, 0.5 -1.5 m; 20 Florida, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; m from shore over Thalassia sp.; collected Canary Islands; and Indo Pacific region from with push net; coll.: I.S. Wehrtmann; Cat UCR the Red Sea to the Tuamotu Archipelago 2368-03. (Chace 1972). Habitat: in waters between 4 and 137 m New record:2 males, south side of old (Chace 1972). dock, Puerto Vargas (09º44’16’’ N, 82º48’45’’ W), Parque Nacional Cahuita, Limón, Metapenaeopsis smithi (Schmitt 1924) Caribbean coast of Costa Rica; 18-19 November 1999; rock washing, coll.: R. Previous records: Bermudas and south- Heard, L. Rodríguez and R. Vargas; Cat UCR eastern Florida to Curaçao (Chace 1972). 2312-42. New record: 2 males, 3 female, Puerto Habitat: from grass flats and from weed Vargas (09º44’16’’ N, 82º48’45’’ W), Parque covered rocks and seawall, between 1 Ð 50 m. Nacional Cahuita, Limón, Caribbean coast of (Chace 1972). Costa Rica; 15 February 2002, 0.5 -1.5 m; 20 m from shore over Thalassia sp.; collected with push net; coll.: I.S. Wehrtmann; Cat UCR Family Palaemonidae 2368-01. Neopontonides henryvonprahli Habitat: on sand and turtle-grass flats in Ramos 1995 shallow water (< 2 m) (Chace 1972). Previous records: Isla Gorgona; from Punta Alta and Los Negros and Isla Palma in Pleocyemata Babía Malaga and Utria, Pacific north coast of Caridea Colombia (Ramos 1995) Family Ogyrididae New record: 1 male, in association with Ogyrides hayi Williams 1981 soft coral, Islas Palmitas, Bahía Culebra (10º38’40’’ N, 85º41’30’’ W), Guanacaste, Previous records: Beaufort, North Pacific coast of Costa Rica; 27August 1997, Carolona, to Sebastian Inlet, Florida; north- coll.: O. Breedy; Cat UCR 2234-01. 1 female western Florida to Mississippi; Puerto Rico ovig., associated with soft coral Leptogorgia, (Williams 1984). Isla del Caño (08º43’N, 83º52’ W), New record:6 juv., sandy beach in front Puntarenas, Pacific coast of Costa Rica; 17 to Ranger Station, Puerto Vargas (09º44’16’’ September 1996, coll.: O. Breedy Cat UCR N, 82º48’45’’ W), Parque Nacional Cahuita, 2242-01. Limón, Caribbean coast of Costa Rica; 19 Habitat: the species is found between 1- 6 November 1999, kicknet, coll.: R. Heard and m associated with gorgonids Leptogorgia alba L. Rodríguez; Cat UCR 2310-10. and Muricea robusta (Ramos 1995). 270 REVISTA DE BIOLOGêA TROPICAL

Periclimenes americanus New records: 2 males; at low tide from Kingsley 1878 gorgonians in main tidal channel of mangrove area; Punta Morales (10º04’ N, 84º58’ W); Previous records: Beaufort, North Pacific coast of Costa Rica; 01 March 2002; Carolina, to western Gulf of Mexico, and coll.: I.S. Wehrtmann; Cat UCR 2367-01. through West Indies to Aruba; Para to Sao Habitat: among sand, algae (Zostera sp.) Paulo, Brazil (Abele and Kim 1986). or rocks; shore to 10 m (Wicksten 1983). New records: 5 males, 3 females ovig., inside of inner crest of reef, 1 m, Puerto Vargas Hippolyte curacaoensis Schmitt 1924 (09º44’16’’ N, 82º48’45’’ W), Parque Nacional Cahuita, Limón, Caribbean coast of Costa Previous records: Beaufort and Sneads Rica; 19 November 1999; rock washing, coll.: Ferry, North Carolina; West Indies from Cuba R. Heard, L. Rodríguez and R. Vargas; Cat to Curacao (Williams 1984). UCR 2311-14. 11 males, 14 females (10 ovig.), New records: 19 males, 26 females (10 1 juv., south side of old dock, Puerto Vargas ovig.), rocky beach with Thalassia sp., 1 m, in (09º44’16’’ N, 82º48’45’’ W), Parque Nacional front to Ranger Station, Puerto Viejo Cahuita, Limón, Caribbean coast of Costa (09º39’40’’ N, 82º45’20’’ W), Limón, Rica; 18-19 November 1999; rock washing, Caribbean coast of Costa Rica; 19 November coll.: R. Heard, L. Rodríguez and R. Vargas; 1999, kick net; coll.: R. Heard, L. Rodríguez Cat UCR 2312-03. and R. Vargas; Cat UCR 2315-01. 2 males, 2 Habitat: the species lives in sponges in females, south side of old dock, Puerto Vargas coastal waters associated with Synalpheus (09º44’16’’ N, 82º48’45’’W), Parque Nacional longicarpus and S. townsendi; 18-73 m Cahuita, Limón, Caribbean coast of Costa (Williams 1984). Rica; 18-19 November 1999, rock washing; coll.: R. Heard, L. Rodríguez and R. Vargas; Periclimenes paivai Cat UCR 2312-35. 8 males, 8 females (2 Chace 1969 ovig.), 7 juv., in lagoon, 5 m from shore, Puerto Vargas (09º44’16’’ N, 82º48’45’’ W), Previous records: Ubatuba and Cananéia, Parque Nacional Cahuita, Limón, Caribbean Estado de Sao Paulo, Brazil (Chace 1972). coast of Costa Rica; 24 April 1998, epibenthic New record: 10 males, 6 females (2 sled; coll.: R. Heard and J. A. Vargas; Cat UCR ovig.), 4 juv., graves, rocks and sand, 0.5Ð1 m 2222-03. 3 males, 3 females (1 ovig.) 12 juv., depth, Puerto Viejo (09º39’40’’ N, 82º45’20’’ in lagoon, 50 m from shore, Puerto Vargas W), Limón, Caribbean coast of Costa Rica; 8 (09º44’16’’ N, 82º48’45’’W), Parque Nacional August 2001; kick net, coll.: R. Heard; Cat Cahuita, Limón, Caribbean coast of Costa UCR 2358-02. Rica; 24 April 1998; epibenthic sled; coll.: R. Habitat: among the tentacles of the Heard and J. A. Vargas; Cat UCR 2223-03. medusa Mastigias sp. (Chace 1969). Habitat: sand and mud flats; associated with sea grasses (Williams 1984)

Family Hippolytidae Hippolyte williamsi Schmitt 1924 Hippolyte californiensis Holmes 1895 Previous records: México, Gulf of California to central-southern Chile Previous records: Eastern Pacific, (Wehrtmann and Carvacho 1997). Alaska, California, Baja California, and occa- New records: 4 males, 7 females (5 sional in Gulf of California (Wicksten, 1983). ovig.), beach shallow water area on east side of INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TROPICAL BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION 271

San José Island (10º51’ N, 86º55’W), 1.5- 2 m, 82º48’45’’ W), Parque Nacional Cahuita, in front to Ranger Station, subtidal, rocks at Limón, Caribbean coast of Costa Rica; 19 southern end of beach covered with algae and November 1999; rock washing, coll.: R. hydroids; Islas Murciélago, Area de Heard, L. Rodríguez and R. Vargas; Cat UCR Conservación Guanacaste, Pacific coast of 2311-04. Costa Rica; 7-8 May 1999, algal wash, coll.: R. Habitat: littoral waters from or in Heard and R. Vargas; Cat UCR 2295-02. sponges, among shells, dead coral, hydroids, Habitat: among rocks and Sargassum and on seagrass flats; surface to 44 m spp. (Wicksten 1983) (Williams 1984).

Latreutes fucorum (Fabricius 1798) Lysmata anchisteus Chace 1972

Previous records: western North Atlantic Previous records: Puerto Rico to between 10¡ and 50¡; Azores and Cape Verde Grenada (Chace 1972). Islands (Chace 1972, Williams 1984, Abele New record: 4 females, Isla Uvita and Kim 1986). (09º59’50’’ N, 82º48’50’’ W), Limón, New records: 1 juv., inside of inner crest Caribbean coast of Costa Rica; 3 October of reef, 150 m from shore at 1.5 m depth, 1970; coll.: W. Bussing and R. Nishimoto; Cat Puerto Vargas (09º44’16’’ N, 82º48’45’’ W), UCR 631-01. Parque Nacional Cahuita, Limón, Caribbean Habitat: along rocky shores and on mud coast of Costa Rica; 19 November 1999; rock bottom; in shallow waters (< 3 m) (Chace washing, coll.: R. Heard, L. Rodríguez and R. 1972). Vargas; Cat UCR 2311-13. 7 males, 2 females (1 ovig.), rocky beach with Thalassia, 1 m, in Lysmata argentopunctata front of Ranger Station, Puerto Viejo Wicksten 2000 (09º39’40’’ N, 82º45’20’’ W), Limón, Caribbean coast of Costa Rica; kick net, 18 Previous records: Pacific coast of November 1999; coll.: R. Heard, L. Rodríguez México; Gulf of California to Galapagos and R. Vargas; Cat UCR 2315-03. Islands (Wicksten 2000). Habitat: common in floating masses of New records: 3 males, at low tide at Sargassum; surface waters; also common on beach shallow in front to Ranger Station, east grass flats in tropical Atlantic (Williams 1984). side of San José Island (10º51’ N, 86º55’ W), under single flat rock on beach; Islas Latreutes parvulus Murciélago, Area de Conservación (Stimpson 1866) Guanacaste, Pacific coast of Costa Rica; 26 April 2002, coll.: I.S. Wehrtmann; Cat UCR Previous records: Beaufort, North 2369-01. Carolina, to Rio de Janerio, Brazil; West Africa Habitat: under rocks, in cracks or among (Williams 1984). branches of corals (Wicksten 2000). New records: 1 female, south side of old dock, 50- 60 m from shore at 1.5 m depth, Lysmata galapagensis Schmitt 1924 Puerto Vargas (09º44’16’’ N, 82º48’45’’ W), Parque Nacional Cahuita, Limón, Caribbean Previous records: Bahia Magdalena, Baja coast of Costa Rica; 18-19 November 1999; California; Gulf of California, southwestern rock washing; coll.: R. Heard, L. Rodríguez Mexico to Acapulco; Panama; Galapagos and R. Vargas; Cat UCR 2312-27. 13 females, Island (Wicksten 2000). inside of inner crest of reef, 150 m from shore New records: 39 males, under rocks, at 1.5 m depth, Puerto Vargas (09º44’16’’ N, between Punta Dominical and Roca Cambutal, 272 REVISTA DE BIOLOGêA TROPICAL

Dominical (09º13’20’’ N, 85º50’45’’ W), New records: 7 males, 10 females (1 Puntarenas, Pacific coast of Costa Rica; 16 ovig.), graves, rocks and sand, Puerto Viejo May 1995; coll.: M. Montoya; Cat UCR 2123- (09º39’40’’ N, 82º45’20’’ W), Limón, 03. 3 males, 1 ovig. female, Playa Ocotal Caribbean coast of Costa Rica; 8 August 2001; (10º32’43’’ N, 85º43’30’’ W), Guanacaste, kick net, coll.: R. Heard; Cat UCR 2358-04. Pacific coast of Costa Rica; 5 May 1985; Cat Habitat: grass flats (Chace 1972). UCR 1553-06. Habitat: rocky areas and among man- Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley 1878 groves; intertidal to 10 m (Wicksten 2000). Previous records: Vineyard Sound, Lysmata intermedia Kingsley 1878 Massachusetts, through Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan and southward to Colon, Panama; Previous records: Azores; central through West Indies to Curacao; Pernambuco Atlantic from Ascension: western Atlantic to Bahia, Brazil (Abele and Kim 1986). from Bermuda and South Carolina to Rio New records: 1 male, south side of old Grande do Norte, Brazil (Manning and Chace dock, 50- 60 m from shore at 1.5 m depth, 1990). Puerto Vargas (09º44’16’’ N, 82º48’45’’ W), New record: 1 male, Playa de Jacó Parque Nacional Cahuita, Limón, Caribbean (09º37’ N, 84º38’ W), Garabito, Puntarenas, coast of Costa Rica; 18-19 November 1999; Pacific coast of Costa Rica; 2 January 1967; rock washing; coll.: R. Heard, L. Rodríguez Cat UCR 548-02. 2 males, Puerto Vargas and R. Vargas; Cat UCR 2312-48. 1 female, in (09º44’16’’ N, 82º48’45’’ W), Parque Nacional lagoon, 5 m from shore, Puerto Vargas Cahuita, Limón, Caribbean coast of Costa (09º44’16’’ N, 82º48’45’’W), Parque Nacional Rica; 15 February 2002; 0.5 -1.5 m; 20 m from Cahuita, Limón, Caribbean coast of Costa shore, collected with push net over Thalassia Rica; 24 April 1998; epibenthic sled; coll.: R. sp.; coll.: I.S. Wehrtmann; Cat UCR 2368-05. Heard and J. A. Vargas; Cat UCR 2222-01. Habitat: sublitoral to 22 m (Manning and Habitat: the species is not confined to Chace 1990). any particular ecological niche (Chace 1972); common in beds of vegetation or similar habi- Lysmata moorei (Rathbun 1901) tats in shallow water (Williams 1984).

Previous records: Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Isla de Providencia, and Estado de Paraiba, Family Processidae Brazil, in the western Atlantic, and from Gabon, Ambidexter symmetricus West Africa (Manning and Chace 1990). Manning and Chace 1971 New records: 1 male, 1 female, Isla Uvita (09º59’50’’ N, 82º48’50’’ W), Limón, Previous records: western Atlantic, Gulf Caribbean coast of Costa Rica; 3 October of México, southern Florida, Puerto Rico and 1970; coll.: W. Bussing and R. Nishimoto; Cat Trinidad (Manning and Chace 1971). UCR 613-02. New records: 2 males, 2 females (1 Habitat: tide pools (Manning and Chace ovig.); Puerto Vargas (09º44’16’’ N, 1990) 82º48’45’’ W), Parque Nacional Cahuita, Limón, Caribbean coast of Costa Rica; 15 Thor floridanus Kingsley 1878 February 2002; 0.5-1.5 m; 20 m from shore over Thalassia sp.; collected with push net; Previous records: Black Rock off New coll.: I.S. Wehrtmann; Cat UCR 2368-07. River, North Carolina, to Yucatan (Williams Habitat: on sand-mud grass flats; subli- 1984, Abele and Kim 1986). toral to 6 m (Manning and Chace 1971). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TROPICAL BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION 273

Processa fimbriata Hendrickx, M.E. 1995. Camarones, pp. 417-537. In W. Manning and Chace 1971 Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter & V.H. Niem (eds.). Guía FAO para la identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Previous records: western Atlantic, North Pacífico centro-oriental. Vol. I. Plantas e Carolina, southern Florida, Bahamas, Puerto Invertebrados. F.A.O. Roma, Italia. Rico, and off Brazil (Manning and Chace Hendrickx, M.E. 1996. Los camarones Penaeoidea ben- 1971). tónico (Crustacea: Decapoda: Dendrobranchiata) del New records: 5 males, 4 females (4 Pacífico Mexicano. Comisión Nacional para el ovig.), 3 juv.; inside of inner crest of reef, 150 Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad. Inst. m from beach at 1 m depth, Puerto Vargas Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, UNAM. 148p. (09º44’16’’ N, 82º48’45’’ W), Parque Nacional Hendricks, M.E. & F.D. Estrada-Navarrete. 1996. Los Cahuita, Limón, Caribbean coast of Costa camarones pelágicos (Crustacea: Dendrobranchiata y Rica; 19 November 1999; rock washing, coll.: Caridea) del Pacífico Méxicano. Comisión Nacional R. Heard, L. Rodríguez and R. Vargas; Cat para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad. UCR 2311-08. 3 males, 7 females (6 ovig.); Inst. Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, UNAM. 157p. inside of inner crest of reef, 150 m from beach Manning, R.B. & F. Chace, Jr. 1971. Shrimps of the fami- at 1 m depth, Puerto Vargas (09º44’16’’ N, ly Processidae from the northwestern Atlantic Ocean 82º48’45’’ W), Parque Nacional Cahuita, (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea). Smithson. Contr. Zool. 89: 1-41. Limón, Caribbean coast of Costa Rica; 19 November 1999; rock washing, coll.: R. Manning, R.B. & F. Chace Jr. 1990. Decapod and stom- Heard, L. Rodríguez and R. Vargas; Cat UCR atopod Crustacea from Ascension Island, South 2312-02. 1 male, 2 females; Puerto Vargas Atlantic Ocean. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 503: 1-91. (09º44’16’’ N, 82º48’45’’ W), Parque Nacional Ramos, G. 1995. Neopontonides henryvonprahli, una Cahuita, Limón, Caribbean coast of Costa nueva especie de camarón pontoníno del Pacífico de Rica; 15 February 2002; 0.5-1.5 m; 20 m from Colombia (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) simbionte de shore, collected with push net over Thalassia las gorgonias Muricea robusta y Lophogorgia alba. Rev. Biol. Trop. 43: 231-237. sp.; coll.: I.S. Wehrtmann; Cat UCR 2368-06. Habitat: shallow water to 37 m; on bro- Vargas, R. & J. Cortés. 1999a. Biodiversidad marina de ken shells, corals, and in sponges (Manning Costa Rica: Crustacea (Penaeoidea, , and Chace 1971). Caridea, Astacidea, Thalassinidea, Palionura) del Pacífico. Rev. Biol. Trop. 47: 887-911.

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